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November 14, 2005
Man vs. Nature
Sometimes, nature wins the battles. The best part is, the beavers probably don't get triple time for working on holidays.
Elma officials called it "an engineering marvel," but one residents of West Blood Road can do without.
Twenty-one residents have asked the Town Board for help in getting rid of a 6-foot-high, 40-foot-long beaver dam that has created a lake out of Pond Brook, a stream that runs 2 feet deep.
Basements are flooded, yards are a mess, and whole trees are being gnawed down and carted away.
Aboard an Erie County Sheriff's Department helicopter, Supervisor Michael Nolan recently took an aerial tour of the 110-acre lake - which is from 4 to 10 feet deep.
Neighbors believe 10 busy beavers created the dam.
Posted by oz115 at November 14, 2005 11:56 AM